The caged bird : the life and music of Florence B. Price
(DVD)

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Contributors
Greeson, James, 1951-
Sampson, Julia Rose, narrator.
Kahng, Er-Gene, instrumentalist.
Cockerham, Ryan, instrumentalist.
Anderson, Tazonio, instrumentalist.
Published
[Little Rock, Arkansas] : [University of Arkansas], [2015].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Available
DVDs, Blu-rays & CDs (3rd Floor) - Adult Media, Nonfiction
BIO Price
1 available

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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American composers -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
African Americans -- Music.
Documentary films.
Price, Florence, -- 1887-1953.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American composers.
African American women.
African Americans.
Biography.
Documentary films.
Music.
Price, Florence, -- 1887-1953.

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Published
[Little Rock, Arkansas] : [University of Arkansas], [2015].
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Special features: "Juba" quintet, Piano quintet in A minor, Movement 3 / by Florence B. Price ; Er-Gene Kahng & Ryan Cockerham, violin ; Tazonio Anderson, viola ; Patrick Bellah, cello ; MIroslava Panayatova, piano (3:41) ; Arkansas jitter / by Florence B. Price ; performed by Dr. Karen Walwyn [piano] (1:52); Praise the Lord / by Florence B. Price ; University of Arkansas Schola Cantorum ; Stephen Caldwell, conductor ; Kristy Mezines, pianist (2:48); Sympathy [I know why the caged bird sings] / poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar ; music by Florence B. Price ; Louise Toppin, soprano ; Deborah Hollis, piano (2:56); Feet o' Jesus [At the feet o' Jesus] / words by Langston Hughes ; music by Florence Price ; Ollie Watts Davis, soprano ; Casey Robards, piano (2:55); Music discovery / [commentary by] Rae Linda Brown (2:39).
Creation/Production Credits
Videography, Dale Carpenter, James Greeson, Hayot Tuychiev, Mark Manring.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Julia Sampson ; voice of Florence Price, Julia Buckingham ; commentary, Rae Linda Brown and others.
Description
Documentary about African American composer Florence B. Price, born in 1887 in LIttle Rock, Arkansas. She became the first African-American woman to have her music performed by a major symphony orchestra when the Chicago Symphony premiered her Symphony at the 1933 World's Fair. Her achievements during the racist "Jim Crow" era were a testament to her triumph over prejudice and preconceptions.
System Details
DVD format. NTSC, all regions. Widsescreen presentation (16:9).

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Greeson, J., Sampson, J. R., Kahng, E., Cockerham, R., Anderson, T., Bellah, P., Panayatova, M., Walwyn, K., Caldwell, S. (. e., Mezines, K., Toppin, L., Hollis, D., Davis, O. W., Robards, C., Brown, R. L., Price, F., Dunbar, P. L., Hughes, L., Carpenter, D., & Tuychiev, H. (2015). The caged bird: the life and music of Florence B. Price . [University of Arkansas].

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

James Greeson et al.. 2015. The Caged Bird: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price. [Little Rock, Arkansas]: [University of Arkansas].

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

James Greeson et al.. The Caged Bird: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price [Little Rock, Arkansas]: [University of Arkansas], 2015.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Greeson, J., Sampson, J. R., Kahng, E., Cockerham, R., Anderson, T., Bellah, P. and Panayatova, M. et al (2015). The caged bird: the life and music of florence B. price. [Little Rock, Arkansas]: [University of Arkansas].

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Greeson, James, et al. The Caged Bird: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price [University of Arkansas], 2015.

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